WSH86
FINAL
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Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers — Win Probability

FINAL
Washington Wizards logo
Washington Wizards
2-15
86
VS
Indiana Pacers logo
Indiana Pacers
2-16
119
Model expected score: Washington Wizards 118.0 – Indiana Pacers 122.1 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

WSH
  • Bilal CoulibalyDay-To-Day
  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
IND
  • Tyrese HaliburtonOut
  • Johnny FurphyOut
  • Ben SheppardOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Pacers 61%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Pacers won by 33
COMBINED SCORE
205

Margin of Victory — Indiana Pacers (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost
39%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21
13%
Won by 21+ ← actual result
12%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 205.

O/U LINE 210
94% over6% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
86% over14% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
70% over30% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
50% over50% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
30% over70% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
15% over85% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

WSH
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
CJ McCollumSG
18.8
Alex SarrC
16.3
Trae YoungPG
15.2
Kyshawn GeorgeSF
14.8
Tre JohnsonSG
12.2
IND
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Pascal SiakamPF
24.0
Bennedict MathurinSF
17.8
Andrew NembhardPG
16.9
Aaron NesmithSF
13.8
Jarace WalkerPF
11.6

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
WSH
112.50
24th / 30
Points
IND
110.11
28th / 30
WSH
43.11
21st / 30
Rebounds
IND
45.32
11th / 30
WSH
25.56
21st / 30
Assists
IND
23.53
30th / 30
WSH
102.53
5th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
IND
101.72
6th / 30
WSH
53.68%
21st / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
IND
48.56%
30th / 30
WSH
14.12%
30th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
IND
11.75%
6th / 30
WSH
22.66%
27th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
IND
26.05%
16th / 30
WSH
.239
28th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
IND
.301
8th / 30
WSH
109.72
28th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
IND
108.24
29th / 30
WSH
124.51
30th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
IND
117.50
20th / 30
WSH
-14.79
30th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
IND
-9.26
26th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
46.17%19th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
42.17%30th/30
13.1719th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.4926th/30
35.1620th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.2719th/30
37.44%6th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
31.67%30th/30
27.3120th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.4427th/30
52.5011th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.659th/30
52.01%26th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
49.28%30th/30
15.6028th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.9011th/30
20.9728th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.117th/30
74.42%29th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.10%22nd/30
10.2421st/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.479th/30
31.8119th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.0817th/30
6.9428th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.7829th/30
5.585th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.0713th/30
15.9328th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.568th/30
22.4925th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.3929th/30
Opponent
48.10%24th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.35%19th/30
14.0321st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
10.921st/30
37.8218th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.564th/30
37.11%24th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
31.59%1st/30
30.6125th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.7327th/30
55.0026th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.4022nd/30
55.67%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.56%26th/30
21.1924th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
23.2829th/30
26.9325th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
30.1630th/30
78.67%12th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.19%5th/30
14.0330th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.5915th/30
34.9528th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
35.3930th/30
10.4029th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.243rd/30
5.9128th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.6014th/30
11.6529th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.3023rd/30
17.451st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.7124th/30
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